As a public service, TLR is making available copies of selected documents filed in the court cases resulting from the question of whether District 2 Commissioner Thomasina Coates (D) is allowed to vote on the employment contract of County Administrator Mark Belton after having been administratively barred from doing so by the rest of the board.
The fourth case is SCM-PET-0249-2025, Thomasina O. Coates v. Amanda M. Stewart, et al.
TLR‘s coverage of the cases, which are referred to collectively as “Stewart et al. v Commissioners,” can be found here.
Filings:
- “Petition for Writ of Certiorari,” August 18, 2025
- “Petitioner’s Consent Motion to Stay Execution of Mandate,” August 19, 2025
- “Order [Granting Petitioner’s Consent Motion to Stay Execution of Mandate],” August 25, 2025
- “Answer to Petition for Writ of Certiorari,” September 2, 2025
- “Notice of Order,” October 27, 2025